Category: Graveyard

Chaos Chronicle

Chaos Chronicle is a free-to-play mobile fantasy MMORPG built around 2D side-scrolling, brawler-style combat and a large roster of collectible heroes. Instead of focusing solely on raw power, it asks you to assemble a flexible party, learn each unit’s skills, and adjust your lineup for different encounters as you farm experience, gear, and duplicate heroes used for upgrades.

Publisher: Nexon
Type: Mobile RPG
PvP: Arenas
Release Date: May 26, 2016
Shut Down: December 18, 2017
Pros: +Strong 2D presentation and animation. +Plenty of active skills to rotate and time. +Huge roster of heroes to recruit.
Cons: -Progression can feel sluggish without extended grinding. -Core loop can come off as familiar. -Balance gaps between heroes.

Chaos Chronicle Shut Down on December 18, 2017

Once Heroes

Once Heroes is a free-to-play, turn-based mobile MMORPG built around collecting a roster of heroes and monsters, then assembling them into a party for team-focused battles. Between fights, you return to a central hub town where you manage upgrades, evolutions, equipment, and other progression systems that push your lineup toward tougher PvE content and competitive arenas.

Publisher: YJM Games
Type: Mobile RPG
PvP: Arenas
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Shut Down: September 30, 2017
Pros: +Satisfying turn-based battles. +In-game hero ratings and feedback. +Large selection of heroes to summon and build.
Cons: -Heavy repetition during progression. -Monetization can impact competitiveness. -Auto systems reduce hands-on play.

Once Heroes Shut Down on September 30, 2017

Mount Shu Chronicles

Mount Shu Chronicles is a fantasy MMORPG from Perfect World that focuses on roaming a broad open world, running instanced PvE content, and joining large server events like world boss fights. With more than six class options to start from and a steady chase for better equipment and mounts, it aims to deliver the familiar theme park MMO loop with a few convenience features layered on top.

Publisher: Perfect World
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: 2016
Pros: +More than six playable classes with distinct playstyles. +Plenty of gear and mount collecting to pursue. +Detailed character appearance options.
Cons: -Public details are scarce. -No confirmed Western release.

Titanfall: Frontline

Titanfall: Frontline was a planned mobile collectible card game set in the Titanfall universe, built around real-time matches where you command a brigade and try to outplay another commander on the battlefield. Instead of traditional turns, you would deploy pilots, titans, and burn cards on the fly, aiming to pressure lanes, answer enemy drops, and use signature Titanfall tricks to swing momentum.

Publisher: Nexon
Type: CCG
Shut Down: January 20, 2017
Pros: +Real-time card battles that feel faster than typical CCGs. +Uses recognizable Titanfall themes and units. +Large card pool with many deck directions.
Cons: -Never reached a clear public release. -Information and hands-on availability were limited.

Spellgear

Spellgear was an open world action MMORPG built around manual, skill-driven combat and competitive arena PvP that borrowed heavily from the MOBA playbook. Alongside its instanced matches, it also offered a large fantasy world to roam, with quests, monsters, dungeons, and loot progression aimed at players who prefer action controls over traditional tab targeting.

Publisher: SkyRiver Studios
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Shut Down: May 16, 2017
Pros: +Action combat that rewards aim and timing. +Several distinct class options. +Arena PvP with MOBA-like objectives.
Cons: -Felt unfinished and rough around the edges. -Low population hurt matchmaking and PvP. -Unremarkable quests and narrative.

Galactic Junk League

Galactic Junk League is a free-to-play, lobby-based MMO shooter that mixes arcade space combat with a surprisingly flexible ship builder. You scavenge and unlock new blocks, assemble a starship from scrap, then take it into short team matches where smart designs and good piloting matter as much as raw firepower.

Publisher: Pixel Federation
Playerbase: Shut Down
Type: Sci-Fi Shooter
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Pros: +Deep ship customization and creative freedom. +Quick, energetic match flow. +Controls are easy to pick up. +Friendly, enthusiastic community.
Cons: -Mode variety is extremely thin. -Map pool feels small over time.

God Eater Online

God Eater Online is a free-to-play mobile MMORPG set in the God Eater universe, built around cooperative hunts where large groups of players take on towering Aragami.

Publisher: Bandai Namco
Type: Mobile MMMORPG
Release Date: February 2017
Shut Down: September 27, 2018
Pros: +High-quality story scenes with full voice work. +Raise and strengthen your God Arc (core weapon). +Free-to-play entry point.
Cons: -Japan-only release, never officially localized.

Mobius Final Fantasy

Mobius Final Fantasy is a free-to-play, 3D, cross-platform RPG that blends classic turn-based battles with deckbuilding through collectible ability cards. Set in the mysterious realm of Palamecia, it casts you as one of the “Blanks”, a warrior pulled from another world, tasked with proving yourself as the fabled Warrior of Light before the land falls to ruin.

Publisher: Square Enix
Type: Mobile / PC RPG
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Shut Down: June 30, 2020
Pros: +A flexible job system with multiple classes to master. +High-end presentation for a mobile-first title. +Large pool of cards to collect and upgrade.
Cons: -Storytelling is fairly straightforward. -Progress can feel grindy and slow. -Updates arrive in an episode-by-episode format.

Mobius Final Fantasy Shut Down on June 30, 2020

Dragon Oath 3D

Dragon Oath 3D is a free-to-play mobile wuxia MMORPG built around martial arts sects, fast progression, and a steady mix of dungeons and competitive modes. Drawing inspiration from Jin Yong’s Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, it casts players into an Ancient China themed world where building combat power is the core loop, whether that means clearing PvE encounters or jumping into cross-server PvP.

Publisher: Egame Company Ltd.
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Shut Down: 2017
Pros: +Five distinct sect-based classes. +Plenty of PvE activities and instanced content. +Cross-server PvP competition.
Cons: -Heavy reliance on auto features. -Monetization can impact competitive balance. -Classes are gender-locked.

Dragon Oath 3D Shut Down in 2017

Battle Carnival

Battle Carnival is a hero-driven first-person shooter built around short, team-oriented matches where each character brings a distinct toolkit to the fight. With a roster of eleven heroes and a sizeable selection of maps and modes, it aims to be approachable at the basic level while still rewarding coordinated ability use and role synergy.

Publisher: GameNet
Playerbase: TBA
Type: FPS
Release Date: April 26, 2018
Shut Down Date: August 31, 2018
Pros: +Diverse hero roster with distinct roles. +26 unique battlegrounds to learn. +7 modes that keep matches varied.
Cons: -Limited population made matchmaking difficult.